March 13, 2007

Di Luca takes Milano-Torino

Looks like Danilo Di Luca is going to use 2005 rather than 2006 as the template for this season.

Two years ago, Di Luca won the ProTour title on the strength of a tremendous spring, when he won Amstel Gold, La Flèche Wallonne, and two stages of the Giro d'Italia. Last year, he focused on the Giro d'Italia, and had a single victory, Stage 5 of the Vuelta a España.

Di Luca's first win of 2007 came at Milano-Torino, on a breakaway from about 10 miles out with Barloworld's Mauricio Soler. Kim Kirchen of T-Mobile led the field in for 3rd place.